CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Decision day hasn't arrived yet but it appears everyone is preparing for it.

The Cavaliers had not performed or scheduled exit interviews with players or coaches as of Monday. Once some or all of those take place, there will be a verdict on coach Mike Brown. But if that decision is a parting of ways, the sides are getting ready for it.

According to sources, Brown and his coaching staff are preparing to be let go. Meanwhile, the front office and team owner Dan Gilbert are believed to be considering a list of possible replacements.

While Gilbert said his evaluation period will last 7-10 days, it won't likely last longer than that. According to multiple sources, there is a clause in Brown's contract that changes his compensation for the remaining year of his contract if he's let go more than 10 days after the season ends.

All of the assistant coaches have a year left on their contracts as well.

Despite those factors, there is also a courtesy element to the decision-making process. There are six coaching openings currently in the NBA (Philadelphia, Chicago, New Jersey, Atlanta, Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans) and all are in some stage of the interviewing process. Brown and his assistants potentially could be candidates for jobs in those places if they are released in Cleveland.

Without question, a huge opinion in Brown's future will rest with LeBron James and his thoughts on the future. The Cavs and James, when they do meet, will be in an awkward position because talking about the coaching position will be all about the future and James has chosen to leave his future options open.

Currently, it is believed James intends to explore his free agent options in July. If the team decides to change coaches, that may put the Cavs in a position of either courting a new coach without knowing James' future or waiting beyond the draft and the start of free agency without having a coach in place.

The Chicago Tribune reported on Monday that James' associate and new coach agent William Wesley, who works closely with James' agent Leon Rose, is shopping University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari behind the scenes to NBA teams as part of a package to sign James. That pitch, reportedly, included the Bulls.

ESPN later refuted the report that Wesley had contacted the Bulls.

James and Calipari have become close, especially over the last year after Calipari went to Kentucky. James, who has a company that does marketing for athletes, appeared to strengthen his ties with Kentucky in an effort to help recruit future Kentucky stars to his firm.

At least three teams currently have the cap space to sign James and have coaching openings: Chicago, New Jersey and the Clippers.

Cavs fined: A team spokesman confirmed the Cavs were fined by the NBA for wearing their alternate CavFanatic jerseys for Games 3 and 4 of the series with the Celtics. During the postseason, teams are only permitted to wear their official jerseys.

The Cavs' official jerseys are white (home) and wine (road). They are also permitted to use their official alternate blue jersey home or away. The Cavs used two other jerseys this season, throwback blue and orange and the bizarre CavFanatic jersey which was orange and wine.